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Harvey Wade "Swede" Halbrook was an American National Basketball Association player from 1960 to 1962. He played in college for Oregon State University, and at 7 ft 3 in, was at the time the tallest p
Halbrook with the Wichita Vickers
The Philadelphia 76ers are an American basketball team currently playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association. The 76ers are third in NBA history i
Swede Halbrook
…Basketball League in 1955. He played six seasons and led the team to the national AAU title in 1959. The next year, he was selected to play for the Syracuse Nationals. Halbrook played in 79 games in the 1960–61 season, which saw the third-place Nationals earn an NBA playoffs berth. The rookie was a major factor in…
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The 1958–59 Syracuse Nationals
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